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Welcome to Neillsville ...

The city of Neillsville is located in Clark County<1> and is the County Seat for Clark County.


The location of Neillsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Neillsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Neillsville has a population of 2,411 people<3> (see below for details).

Neillsville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Neillsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Neillsville: (715) & (534)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Neillsville had an population of 2,411 people. This is a decrease of 2.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Neillsville had a population of 2,463 people (which is 7.1% of the total population of Clark County). This makes Neillsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Neillsville represents 0.04% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 358th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,463 people, the population of Neillsville decreased 9.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,731 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Neillsville.

Communities near Neillsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Neillsville.

  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Loyal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Loyal is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Fairchild
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
    • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Merrillan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
    • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Alma Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
    • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Granton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
    • Granton is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Globe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Clark County
  • Chili
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • Chili is located in Clark County
  • Hatfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Hatfield is located in Jackson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Neillsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neillsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neillsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neillsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Neillsville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Neillsville.

Adding Neillsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neillsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Neillsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Neillsville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neillsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neillsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Neillsville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neillsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).









 

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